The Museum of Modern Literature is located in Marbach, on a rock plateau overlooking the Neckar River valley. As the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, the town?s park already held the Schiller-National Museum, built in 1903, and the Archive for German Literature, built in the 1970s. Displaying artefacts from the extensive Twentieth Century collection from the Archive for German Literature, notably the original manuscripts of Franz Kafka?s ?The Trial? and Alfred Döblin?s ?Berlin Alexanderplatz?, the new museum also provides panoramic views across the landscape.

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Architects: David Chipperfield Architects

Location: Marbach am Neckar, Germany

Area: 3800.0 sqm
Project Year: 2006

Photographs: Ute Zscharnt , Jörg von Bruchhausen , Christian Richters

Structural Engineer: Ingenieurgruppe Bauen

Services Engineer: Jaeger, Mornhinweg + Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft Ibb Burrer + Deuring Ingenieurbüro GmbH

Partners: Alexander Schwarz, Harald Müller

Project Architect: Martina Betzold

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From the architect. The Museum of Modern Literature is located in Marbach, on a rock plateau overlooking the Neckar River valley. As the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, the town?s park already held the Schiller-National Museum, built in 1903, and the Arch...